Wheelie skateboard

ABSTRACT

This device is a wheelie skateboard and consists of a more or less conventional skateboard to which is added a rearward upwardly inclined kicktail. Conventional skateboard wheels are mounted on the bottom of the conventional skateboard section. In this device, a third pair of wheels are mounted on the bottom of the inclined kicktail section.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved skateboardwhich facilitates the operator to practice a wheelie maneuver and, atthe same time, substantially diminish the danger of a spill while theoperator is doing a wheelie maneuver or the like.

Still, a further object of this invention is to provide a wheelieskateboard that is an improvement of the skateboard of U.S. Pat. No.3,565,454, as well as over all other prior art, including U.S. Pat. Nos.3,630,540 and 2,253,012.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a wheelieskateboard with an inclined upwardly extending kicktail section andwheel means depending from the kicktail section to facilitate wheeliemaneuvers of the operator.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide an extra set ofwheel means and an extended inclined kicktail section on an otherwiseconventional skateboard.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a wheelieskateboard on which the operator may ride in a conventional manner onthe normal spaced apart wheels supporting the front and rear sections ofan otherwise normal skateboard platfrom, or may perform a substantiallystraight ahead wheelie maneuver by shifting his weight from theotherwise normal skateboard platform to an upwardly inclined kicktailsection extending from the rear end of the otherwise normal skateboardplatform to thereby be supported by the rear wheels of the otherwisenormal skateboard platform and the wheels under the kicktail section nowrolling on the riding surface.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Briefly stated, this invention comprehends a skateboard constructed toassist a person in developing and enhancing balance and athletic skillswith an accompanying diminished danger of tumbling from the skateboardand becoming injured, by adding an upwardly inclined rear kicktailsection extending rearwardly from the normal platform, the kicktailextension having wheel means coupled to its bottom, and extendingrearwardly therefrom, so that the skateboard is ridden conventionally onits usual front and rear wheels, or it may be maneuvered in a wheelieaction by tilting the wheelie skateboard so that it will roll on itssecond conventional wheels and the kicktail wheel rolling on the wheelssupporting surface.

This wheelie skateboard is characterized by an elongated platformnormally extending in substantially a single plane and an upwardlyinclined kicktail section integrally extending from the rear of thenormal single plane platform section and smoothly merging therewith.Wheels are conventionally coupled to and positioned beneath the forwardend section and the rearward end section of the single plane elongatedplatform section, and, in addition, another set of wheels are similarlysecured on the bottom of the kicktail section, the operator ridingeither on the wheels beneath the elongated single plane normal platformsection, or on the rear wheels of the single plane normal platformsection and the wheels of the kicktail section.

To alter the skateboard from its normal traveling position and prepareit for a wheelie maneuver, for example, the operator shifts his weightand slides his foot rearwardly so that the skateboard is then supportedon the kicktail wheels and the rear wheels of the single plane normalplatform section. To maneuver the skateboard 10, the operator firstslides his foot and shifts his weight forward onto the conventionallysingle plane normal platform section.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in thedetails of construction and combinations of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the wheelie skateboard;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation of the form in FIG. 1, having two wheels inthe rear inclined or kicktail section;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a wheelie skateboard 10constructed with a flat elongated normal single plane platform 12 havinga forward end section 14, a longitudinal center line section 16 and arear end section 18. Extending upwardly from the rear end 20 of rearsection 18 is an inclined kicktail section 22.

A pair of conventional skateboard wheels 24 journaled on a common axle26 are mounted at 28 and extend forwardly from a bracket 30 secured toand supporting the bottom of forward skateboard section 14, the forwarddirection of travel being shown by the arrow 32. Another pair of wheels34 on a common axle 36 are mounted at 38 to extend rearwardly from abracket 40 secured to and supporting the bottom of the rearwardskateboard section 18.

A third similar pair of wheels 42 journaled on a similar common axle 44is mounted at 46 to bracket 48 secured to and depending from the bottomof upwardly extending inclined kicktail section 22.

OPERATION OF THE INVENTION

In operation, the operator may stand on the flat elongated normal singleplane platform 12 and operate this skateboard 10 in the conventionalmanner of any skateboard with the forward wheels 24 and the rearwardwheels 34 providing the rolling support as usual. To activate theskateboard 10 for a wheelie maneuver, the operator shifts his feet toplace one foot on the kicktail section 22, and then controllably shiftshis weight from the foot still on the flat elongated normal singleplatform section 12 to the foot on the kicktail section 22, thus causingthe platform section 12 to rise upwardly as the kicktail sectiondescends to bring its wheels 42 into supporting rolling contact with thesurface on which the skateboard is riding for safe straight aheadtravel. To maneuver the skateboard 10, the operator first shifts hisweight onto the single plane platform section 12.

ABSTRACT OF THE DRAWING

In the drawing, like numbers refer to like parts, and for the purpose ofexplication, set forth below are the numbered parts of the improvedWHEELIE SKATEBOARD of this invention.

10 wheelie skateboard

12 flat elongated normal single plane platform

14 forward end section

16 longitudinal center line section

18 rear end section

20 rear end of 18

22 upwardly rearwardly extending inclined kicktail section

≧forward wheels

26 common axle for 24

28 forwardly extending swivel mounting

30 forward bracket

32 arrow showing direction of travel

34 rear wheels

36 axle for 34

38 rearwardly extending wheel mounting

40 rear bracket under 18

42 third pair of wheels, under 22

44 axle for 42

46 mounting for 44

48 bracket under 22

Although this invention has been described in detail, such descriptionis intended as being illustrative rather than limiting since theinvention may be variously embodied.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, whatis claimed is:
 1. A wheelie skateboard (10) comprising an elongatedplatform (12) for supporting a person, the platform having a forward endsection (14), a longitudinal center line section (16) and a rear endsection (18) in approximately the same plane with said forward (14) andcenter line (16) sections, and an inclined kicktail section (24)extending integrally upwardly and rearwardly from said platform endsection (18) and merging smoothly therewith, a first pair of wheels (24)and a common axle (26) coupled to and positioned beneath said platformforward end section (14), a second pair of wheels (34) and a common axle(36) therefor coupled to and positioned beneath said platform rearwardend section (18), and a third pair of wheels (42) and a common axle (44)therefor coupled to and and positioned beneath said kicktail section(22), whereby a person positioned on said platform (12) forward of saidkicktail section (22) may ride on said skateboard supported on saidfirst (24) and second (34) pairs of wheels (24 and 34), or positioned atleast partly on said kicktail section (22) may ride said skateboard (10)supported on said second (34) and third (42) pairs of wheels.